English
macrotrichium
Macrotrichium comes from Ancient Greek θρίξ ‘hair’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρίξthríx‘hair’
- Englishtodaymacrotrichium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθρίξthríx‘hair’
- Englishtodaymacrotrichium
Linked words
through Ancient Greek θρίξ ‘hair’
Today it means
noun An innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek θρίξ / macrotrichium